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The dramatic life of a B-movie star.
They don't know what a road is yet, so they don't know why they would cross it. You've heard of bats in your belfry right? Well have you heard of chickens in your laundry room? Well, that's what I have right now, and let me tell you I'm getting pretty tired of it! I told you that we had hens sitting on eggs and that one batch of eggs hatched - well that was exciting and everything - then we had a couple more eggs hatch but the hen wasn't taking care of the chicks and we lost some chicks. It ...
Here's a little calendar I put together to share with you all. It's a 12-month at a view calendar you can download and print to keep near your desk or phone (or anywhere!) for a quick reference. Enjoy, and belated Happy New Year! Click on image to download.
Need some help staying warm? This delicious recipe is just what you need on a freezing cold day! Make some Mexican Hot Chocolate, curl up under a blanket and read some Isabel Allende! (She's not Mexican, but her stories will fire up your imagination!) Ingredients * 1/4 cup baking cocoa * 2 tablespoons brown sugar * 1 cup boiling water * Dash ground cloves or nutmeg * 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon * 3 cups milk * 1 teaspoon vanilla extract * Whipped cream * Whole cinnamon sticks Directions * Combine cocoa and sugar in small saucepan; stir in water. Bring to boil; reduce heat and cook 2 minutes, stirring constantly. * Add cloves, ...
"Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." ~ Mark Twain
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January 11, 2010 | No Comments | Oh, The Drama!
When I woke up this morning, there was a small group of deer out in the garden trying to find some breakfast. I grabbed our little *coughcrappycough* digital camera and tried to get a shot of it. To be fair, I am shooting into the rising sun, through a window and a screen, and I'm trying to be quick before they notice me and run away. I think even Ansel Adams would find that a bit of a challenge. Poor...
January 8, 2010 | No Comments | This Woman's Touch
On a cold day there's nothing more comforting than a pot of stew cooking in the kitchen. I usually make stew the old fashioned way - I just throw in whatever we have, and it usually turns out great. I often start with a beef base -when I cook a pot roast I save the pan drippings and freeze them to make a stew base. If you don't want to go to that trouble, you can use canned soup or packaged broth. ...
January 8, 2010 | No Comments | Favorite Things
This came from Disney's Family Fun site. It's just too cute - and it would be a lot warmer to make this snowman than one outside! Ingredients * 1 3/4 cups cake flour * 1/2 cup Dutch-processed cocoa * 1 1/4 tsp. baking powder * 1/2 tsp. baking soda * 1/2 tsp. salt * 1/2 cup butter, softened * 1 1/2 cups sugar * 3 large eggs * 1 tsp. vanilla extract * 1 cup milk * 1 1/2 cups vanilla frosting * Shredded...
